4:8 Breath For Deep Relaxation

Join me for a simple breathwork practice to calm the nervous system and bring a deep sense of profound relaxation; you can utilise these practices as often as required; the more you practice, the more benefit you will get.

Never practice breathwork when driving or operating machinery or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Transcript

Sat Naam,

Welcome to this short breath work exercise.

Take a few moments to find a comfortable seat.

Now gently and softly close your eyes.

Start to take some nice big breaths,

Any way that feels right for you.

We're using our breath to arrive ready for our practice.

To prepare our mind and body for the practice ahead.

It's important to remember that we have to be compassionate towards ourselves.

If you lose your way or you lose focus,

Don't give up,

Don't give in.

Whenever you notice,

Just come back to your breath.

Now relaxing your breath completely,

Take a few moments to just simply be.

We're going to breathe in a pattern.

We're breathing through our nose,

Inhaling for a count of four and exhaling for a count of eight.

For this practice,

We ideally breathe through our nose.

Inhaling for a count of four and exhaling for a count of eight.

Now let's get ready for our practice.

Take a nice big inhale.

Now completely exhale.

And we inhale for one,

Two,

Three,

Four.

Inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Seven,

Eight.

Inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four.

Exhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Seven,

Eight.

Continue to breathe in this pattern.

Remember it takes time.

This is a practice.

Be gentle with yourself.

Keep your breath slow and steady,

Soft.

Taking it easy.

Long,

Slow,

Steady inhales for a count of four.

Long,

Slow,

Steady exhales for a count of eight.

I'll be back in just a few minutes.

Inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four.

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